EP2109923B1 - Ignition device having an electrode with a platinum firing tip and method of construction - Google Patents

Ignition device having an electrode with a platinum firing tip and method of construction Download PDF

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EP2109923B1
EP2109923B1 EP08727575.6A EP08727575A EP2109923B1 EP 2109923 B1 EP2109923 B1 EP 2109923B1 EP 08727575 A EP08727575 A EP 08727575A EP 2109923 B1 EP2109923 B1 EP 2109923B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T13/00—Sparking plugs
    • H01T13/20—Sparking plugs characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T13/00—Sparking plugs
    • H01T13/20—Sparking plugs characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation
    • H01T13/32—Sparking plugs characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation characterised by features of the earthed electrode
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T13/00—Sparking plugs
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T13/00—Sparking plugs
    • H01T13/20—Sparking plugs characterised by features of the electrodes or insulation
    • H01T13/39—Selection of materials for electrodes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01T—SPARK GAPS; OVERVOLTAGE ARRESTERS USING SPARK GAPS; SPARKING PLUGS; CORONA DEVICES; GENERATING IONS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO NON-ENCLOSED GASES
    • H01T21/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture or maintenance of spark gaps or sparking plugs
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  • This invention relates generally to spark plugs and other ignition devices, and more particularly to electrodes having platinum firing tips and to a method of construction thereof.
  • spark plugs are known, e.g., from EP-A-1531530 .
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,811,915 another construction of a spark plug having a precious metal chip secured to an electrode is disclosed.
  • the '915 patent teaches attaching a noble metal chip formed of iridium, or an alloy thereof, by first resistance welding the chip to the electrode. During the resistance welding process, the noble metal chip remains unmelted, and is pushed toward the electrode so that it sinks into the melted electrode material, thereby forming protruding portions about an outer perimeter of the chip.
  • a laser beam is applied to a point location, shown as being two points generally opposite one another, on the protruding portion of the electrode at an incident angle of 45 degrees to melt the impinged protruding portion of the electrode and a side surface of the noble metal chip in the vicinity of the protruding portion. Accordingly, a laser weld joint extends into a side surface of the precious metal chip above its lower surface which was previously sunk into the melted electrode material. Then, another peripheral laser weld is performed entirely along the outer periphery of the noble metal chip by rotating the electrode about its axis.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 6,827,620 another construction of a spark plug having a precious metal secured to an electrode is disclosed.
  • the '620 patent teaches attaching a noble metal chip to a center electrode via a provisional resistance weld, and thereafter forming a final laser weld.
  • the noble metal chip is a pillar shaped element of iridium, or an iridium alloy material. During the provisional resistance welding, the chip is pressed with sufficient force to embed an unmelted portion of the pillar shaped chip into the electrode preferably not more than 0.1mm.
  • EP1531530 discloses the preamble of the product independent claim.
  • An ignition device for an internal combustion engine constructed in accordance with the invention includes a housing having an opening and an insulator secured within the housing.
  • the insulator has an end exposed through the opening in the housing.
  • a center electrode is mounted within the insulator and has a free end extending beyond the insulator.
  • a ground electrode extends from the housing with a portion of the ground electrode being located opposite the free end of the center electrode to define a spark gap therebetween.
  • At least one of the center electrode or ground electrode has a platinum or platinum-based alloy firing tip.
  • a resistance weld joint bonds the firing tip to the selected electrode, wherein the resistance weld joint defines a lower surface of the firing tip that is embedded a first distance beneath an outer surface of the selected electrode.
  • a continuous bead of overlapping laser weld pools is formed over an outer periphery of the firing tip to further bond the firing tip to the selected electrode.
  • the overlapping weld pools extend a second distance beneath the outer surface of the selected electrode, such that the second distance is greater than the first distance.
  • the electrode assembly for an ignition device.
  • the electrode assembly has an electrode body with an outer surface and a firing tip with a lower surface and an outer periphery.
  • a resistance weld joint bonds the firing tip lower surface to the electrode body so that the lower surface is embedded a first distance beneath the outer surface.
  • a continuous bead of overlapping laser weld pools is formed over the firing tip outer periphery, with the laser weld pools extending a second distance beneath the electrode body outer surface with the second distance being greater than the first distance.
  • Yet another aspect of the invention includes a method of constructing an ignition device for an internal combustion engine.
  • the method includes providing a housing and securing an insulator within the housing so that an end of the insulator is exposed through an opening in the housing. Then, mounting a center electrode body having an outer surface within the insulator with a firing tip region of the center electrode body extending beyond the insulator. Then, extending a ground electrode body having an outer surface from the housing with a firing tip region of the ground electrode body being located opposite the firing tip region of the center electrode body to define a spark gap therebetween. Further, providing at least one preformed piece of firing tip material formed from noble metal.
  • Another aspect of the invention includes a method of constructing an ignition device.
  • the method includes providing an electrode body having an outer surface and a preformed piece of noble metal firing tip material. Then, resistance welding the firing tip material to the body to at least partially form a firing tip and defining a lower surface of the firing tip a first distance beneath the outer surface. Further, laser welding a continuous bead of overlapping laser weld pools over an outer periphery of the firing tip so that the weld pools extend a second distance beneath the outer surface, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.
  • FIG. 1 shows a firing end of a spark plug 10 constructed according to one presently preferred method of construction of the invention.
  • the sparkplug 10 includes a metal casing or housing 12, an insulator 14 secured within the housing 12, a center electrode 16, a ground electrode 18, and a pair of firing tips 20, 22 located opposite each other on the center and ground electrodes 16, 18, respectively.
  • the housing 12 can be constructed in a conventional manner as a metallic shell and can include standard threads 24 and an annular lower end 26 from which the ground electrode 18 extends, such as by being welded or otherwise attached thereto.
  • all other components of the sparkplug 10 can be constructed using known techniques and materials, with exception to the center and/or ground electrodes 16, 18 which have firing tips 20, 22 constructed in accordance with the present invention.
  • the annular end 26 of housing 12 defines an opening 28 through which the insulator 14 preferably extends.
  • the center electrode 16 is generally mounted within insulator 14 by a glass seal or using any other suitable technique.
  • the center electrode 16 may have any suitable shape, but commonly is generally cylindrical in shape having an arcuate flare or taper to an increased diameter on the end opposite firing tip 20 to facilitate seating and sealing the end within insulator 14.
  • the center electrode 16 generally extends out of insulator 14 through an exposed axial end 30.
  • the center electrode 16 is constructed from any suitable conductor, as is well-known in the field of sparkplug manufacture, such as various Ni and Ni-based alloys, for example, and may also include such materials clad over a Cu or Cu-based alloy core.
  • the ground electrode 18 is illustrated, by way of example and without limitations, in the form of a conventional arcuate ninety-degree elbow of generally rectangular cross-sectional shape.
  • the ground electrode 18 is attached to the housing 12 at one end 32 for electrical and thermal communication therewith and preferably terminates at a free end 34 generally opposite the center electrode 16.
  • a firing portion or end is defined adjacent the free end 34 of the ground electrode 18 that, along with the corresponding firing end of center electrode 16, defines a spark gap 36 therebetween.
  • the ground electrode 18 may have a multitude of configurations, shapes and sizes.
  • the firing tips 20, 22 are each located at the firing ends of their respective electrodes 16, 18 so that they provide sparking surfaces 21, 23, respectively, for the emission and reception of electrons across the spark gap 36.
  • firing tip surfaces 21, 23 such as that shown for the surface 23 in FIG. 7 , which applies equally to the firing tip surface 21, it can be seen that the firing tip surfaces 21, 23 have a generally circular geometric shape, which is define at least in part by the method of construction discussed hereafter.
  • the firing tips 20, 22 comprise noble metals that are relatively soft and have a lower melting point from a known and widely used firing tip noble metal, iridium (Ir), which has a melting temperature of about 2447 degrees Centigrade.
  • the preferred noble metal used herein is platinum (Pt), which has melting temperature of about 1,769 degrees Centigrade, or an alloy thereof, such as platinum-nickel (Pt-Ni), for example, which has an even lower melting temperature.
  • the firing tips 20, 22 are first resistance welded onto their respective electrodes 16, 18, and then they are laser welded to further secure their attachment to the electrodes and to prevent unwanted ingress of oxidation into the weld joint formed between the firing tips 20, 22 and the electrodes 16, 18.
  • the resistance weld joint defines a lower surface 40 embedded a first distance (d) beneath an outer surface 42 of the respective electrode 16, 18.
  • the laser weld joint defines overlapping weld pools 44 that extend a second distance (D) beneath the outer surface 42 of the respective electrode 16, 18, wherein the second distance (D) is greater than the first distance (d).
  • each of the laser weld pools 44 forms a sidewall 46 that is firmly bonded to the respective firing tip 20, 22, wherein the sidewall 46 is either generally parallel to and/or extends radially outwardly from a central axis 48 of the firing tip 20, 22 as it extends below the outer surface 42.
  • a preformed Pt pad 50 represented here as preferably having an arcuate, convex or spherical surface 52, and more preferably as being generally spherical or ball shaped, is placed on the outer surface 42 thereof.
  • the pad 50 is then resistance welded to the electrode 16, 18.
  • any presence of oxide 54 formed on the outer surface 42 is caused to be evacuated during the resistance welding process, as indicated generally by arrows 56.
  • the oxide 54 is pushed outwardly from the weld joint.
  • the generally convex shape presents a minimal contact area, theoretically established as a point, between the pad 50 and the electrode 16, 18 , which in turn increases the electrical resistance between the pad 50 and respective electrode 16, 18 during the resistance welding process, and thus, increasing the heat generated during the resistance welding process. This facilitates the formation of a reliable resistance weld joint by providing a good bond between molten materials of the dissimilar materials being joined.
  • a portion 58 of the pad 50 may require further shaping to attain the desired finish shape.
  • the pad 50 can be coined or otherwise shaped so that the firing surface 21, 23 of the respective firing tip 20, 22 is generally flat and parallel relative to the outer surface 42 of the electrode 16, 18, as shown in FIG. 4 .
  • a laser weld joint 60 is established to enhance the mechanical strength of the bond of the firing tip 20, 22 to the respective electrode 16, 18, such as, by way of example and without limitations, a GSI-Lumonics trepanning head with pulsed ND-YAG laser.
  • the laser weld energy was controlled between about 1-1.5J/pulse, the weld frequency between about 75-85Hz, and the optical spot diameter between about 0.2302 - 0.2540 mm (0.008-0.010 inches) to provide individual weld pools of about 0.508 mm (0.020 inches is diameter)
  • the laser head and thus, a laser beam 62 is trepanned about the electrode 16, 18 and the respective firing tip 20, 22, which are preferably held stationary.
  • the preferred speed for trepanning the laser head is between about 140-160rpm, while the preferred number of pulses/spot welds is between about 30-33. It should be recognized that depending on the particular application, that the aforementioned parameters could be altered.
  • a cover gas be used, such as argon, for example, wherein the flow rate of the cover gas can be controlled as best suited for the application, such as about 0.2cfm, for example.
  • the laser beam 62 is preferably maintained at about a 90 degree orientation relative to the weld surface 42.
  • the focal point of the laser beam is preferably maintained as close to an outer periphery 64 of the firing tip pad as possible, and preferably over an exposed weld joint seam 66 between the firing tip 20, 22 and the respective electrode body 16, 18 during the initial resisting welding process, thereby causing the continuous bead of overlapping weld pools 44 formed by the pulsed laser weld to completely cover the seam 66, as shown in FIG. 7 .
  • this improves the strength of the bond between the firing tip material and the electrode material, while also inhibiting the ingress of oxygen into the weld joint established between the firing tip 20, 22 and the respective electrode 16, 18.
  • the individual laser weld pools 44 extend below the outer surface 42 of the electrode 16, 18 to the predetermined depth (D) that is greater than the depth (d) of the firing tip lower surface 40. Accordingly, the laser weld pools 44 extend below the resistance weld joint which was formed in the previous resistance welding process. With the orientation of the laser beam 62 being approximately 90 degrees to the outer surface 42 of the electrode 16, 18, the laser weld pools 44 are formed such that they do not form an undercut in the material defining the firing tip 20, 22. As shown in FIG.
  • the laser weld pools 44 form a toroid or annular ring having a generally frustroconical shape in axial cross-section, wherein the inner sidewalls 46 of the individual laser weld pools 44 bond to the respective firing tips 20, 22.
  • the sidewall 46 of the solidified continuous laser weld pool is generally parallel to and/or extends radially outwardly from the central axis 48 of the firing tip 20, 22.
  • a Pt rivet 150 having a generally frustroconical shaped end 152 for attachment to the center electrode is used to form a firing tip 120.
  • the shape of the end 152 facilitates an increase in resistance and expulsion of oxide, as shown in FIG. 9 by arrows 56, during an initial resistance welding process.
  • the Pt rivet 150 is first resistance welded to the end outer surface 42 of the center electrode 16.
  • the Pt rivet 150 is preferably centered on the end, wherein an annular surface 70 of the end generally concentric to a longitudinal axis 48 of the electrode 16 remains exposed and generally free from the effects of the resistance weld process. Thereafter, as above, the Pt rivet 150 is further bonded to the center electrode 16 in a pulsed laser weld process.
  • the center electrode 16 is typically cylindrical, the pulsed laser beam 62 can be trepanned as discussed above, or the center electrode 16 can be rotated, and the laser beam 62 maintained in a fixed location.
  • the laser weld pools 44 are formed the same as described above, and are shown here as being formed spaced radially inwardly from a sidewall 72 of the center electrode 16. As such, as shown in FIG.
  • an annular ring 74 generally free from the effects of the laser weld process remains at the end of the center electrode 16.
  • the center electrode 16 can be considered finished for use.
  • the end of the center electrode 16 can be formed, such as in a machining operation, to form a tapered or conical wall 76 extending generally from the continuous laser weld pools 44 to the sidewall 72.
  • the tapered wall 76 is formed adjacent the laser weld pools 44, and is slightly spaced radially outwardly therefrom so as to not touch or extend into the laser weld pools 44.
  • the laser weld can be performed such that the laser weld pools 44 extend radially outwardly into contact with the sidewall 72, or substantially near thereto. This can be done by increasing the energy of the laser beam, by altering the optical spot diameter of the laser beam 62, or both, thereby causing an increased area to be affected by the heat energy from the laser beam pulses.
  • the laser weld pools 44 preferably form a tapered or conical surface 78 without the necessity of performing a secondary machining operation, such as described in association with FIG. 12 .

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